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A Case Study On Improving Reading Fluency At A University In The Uae, Jenny Eppard, Sandra Baroudi, Aicha Rochdi Jan 2020

A Case Study On Improving Reading Fluency At A University In The Uae, Jenny Eppard, Sandra Baroudi, Aicha Rochdi

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© 2020 Eskisehir Osmangazi University. Students native to the Arabian Gulf region often struggle with reading skills. The purpose of this study was to explore the reading habits and reading culture of Emirati undergraduate students and to investigate the use of a particular reading strategy (Listening While Reading) on undergraduate Emirati students reading rate and comprehension. This case study was conducted through a mixed method research design. It was carried out with sixty-one SLL (second language learners) undergraduate students. By assigning them into two groups, the experimental group (28 students) was given books with an auditory component, while the control …